Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family by Daniel Paterna 💟

Plus 3 scrumptious recipes

This week’s podcast episode was a chat with cookbook author Daniel Paterna. His "Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family" is a captivating exploration of the intersection between food, family, and cultural heritage. Through a blend of recipes, personal anecdotes, and vivid photography, Daniel invites readers on a culinary journey that traverses generations and celebrates the vibrant Italian-American community of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

Quite often Italian American recipes are different from classic, historic Italian recipes. Daniel's book is thoroughly charming and his recipes are reminiscent of what I would find in any Italian cookbook here in Italy. This book is a joy.

Daniel, a third-generation Italian-American, provides readers with a deeply personal glimpse into his family's culinary traditions and the richness of Italian-American life in Brooklyn. With recipes passed down through generations and lovingly preserved on index cards by his m…